1998 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–25 May 1998 |
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°WCoordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W |
Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Field | 156 players, 65 after cut |
Cut | 143 (−1) |
Prize fund | €1,200,000 |
Winner's share | €280,000 |
Champion | |
Colin Montgomerie | |
274 (−14) | |
Location Map | |
Wentworth Club Location in England | |
The 1998 Volvo PGA Championship was the 44th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Colin Montgomerie won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over Ernie Els, Gary Orr and Patrik Sjöland.[1]
Past champions in the field[]
Ten former champions entered the tournament.[2]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Costantino Rocca | Italy | 1996 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 279 | −9 | 15 |
José María Olazábal | Spain | 1994 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 280 | −8 | T16 |
Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 1983, 1991 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 73 | 281 | −7 | T21 |
Rodger Davis | Australia | 1986 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 281 | −7 | T21 |
Bernhard Langer | Germany | 1987, 1993, 1995 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 282 | −6 | T29 |
Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | 1992 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 284 | −4 | T37 |
Ian Woosnam | Wales | 1988, 1997 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 287 | −1 | T54 |
Howard Clark | England | 1984 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 290 | +2 | 62 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Paul Way | England | 1985 | 77 | 73 | 150 | +6 |
Manuel Piñero | Spain | 1977 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
Nationalities in the field[]
North America (2) | South America (3) | Europe (130) | Oceania (12) | Asia (2) | Africa (7) |
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United States (2) | Argentina (3) | England (55) | Australia (10) | China (1) | South Africa (5) |
Northern Ireland (4) | New Zealand (2) | Japan (1) | Zimbabwe (2) | ||
Scotland (15) | |||||
Wales (4) | |||||
Ireland (6) | |||||
Denmark (1) | |||||
Finland (1) | |||||
France (5) | |||||
Germany (4) | |||||
Italy (4) | |||||
Netherlands (2) | |||||
Norway (1) | |||||
Spain (10) | |||||
Sweden (17) | |||||
Switzerland (1) |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, 22 May 1998
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Michael Jonzon | Sweden | 66 | −6 |
2 | Brian Davis | England | 67 | −5 |
T3 | Mats Hallberg | Sweden | 68 | −4 |
David Howell | England | |||
Malcolm MacKenzie | England | |||
Netherlands | ||||
T7 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 69 | −3 |
England | ||||
Domingo Hospital | Spain | |||
Mark James | England | |||
Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | |||
Bernhard Langer | Germany | |||
Stephen Leaney | Australia | |||
Sandy Lyle | Scotland | |||
Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe | |||
England | ||||
England | ||||
Clinton Whitelaw | South Africa |
Second round[]
Friday, 23 May 1998
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jonzon | Sweden | 66-70=136 | −8 |
T2 | Mats Hallberg | Sweden | 68-69=137 | −7 |
Peter Lonard | Australia | 72-65=137 | ||
T4 | Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 72-66=138 | −6 |
Ernie Els | South Africa | 69-69=138 | ||
Domingo Hospital | Spain | 69-69=138 | ||
Greg Turner | New Zealand | 70-68=138 | ||
T8 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 70-69=139 | −5 |
Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 71-68=139 | ||
David Gilford | England | 70-69=139 | ||
Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 70-69=139 | ||
David Howell | England | 68-71=139 | ||
Bernhard Langer | Germany | 69-70=139 | ||
Malcolm MacKenzie | England | 68-71=139 | ||
Gary Orr | Scotland | 70-69=139 | ||
Dean Robertson | Scotland | 70-69=139 |
Third round[]
Saturday, 24 May 1998
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 70-70-65=205 | −11 |
T2 | Mats Hallberg | Sweden | 68-69-69=206 | −10 |
Dean Robertson | Scotland | 70-69-67=206 | ||
T4 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 69-69-69=207 | −9 |
David Gilford | England | 70-69-68=207 | ||
Gary Orr | Scotland | 70-69-68=207 | ||
T7 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 72-71-65=208 | −8 |
Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 70-69-69=208 | ||
Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 72-66-70=208 | ||
Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 70-69-69=208 | ||
Michael Jonzon | Sweden | 66-70-72=208 | ||
Peter Lonard | Australia | 72-65-71=208 | ||
Greg Turner | New Zealand | 70-68-70=208 |
Final round[]
Sunday, 25 May 1998
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (€) |
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1 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 70-70-65-69=274 | −14 | 280,000 |
T2 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 69-69-69-68=275 | −13 | 125,207 |
Gary Orr | Scotland | 70-69-68-68=275 | |||
Patrik Sjöland | Sweden | 72-71-66-66=275 | |||
T5 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 70-69-69-68=276 | −12 | 52,024 |
Andrew Coltart | Scotland | 72-66-70-68=276 | |||
Mats Hallberg | Sweden | 68-69-69-70=276 | |||
Peter Lonard | Australia | 72-65-71-68=276 | |||
Dean Robertson | Scotland | 70-69-67-70=276 | |||
10 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | 72-69-68-68=277 | −11 | 33,600 |
References[]
- ^ "Monty Wins the One he wanted". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "1998 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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